Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-05
PACIFIC COAST.
THE TOWN OF CALICO DESTROYED
BY FIRE.
Murder Near Elko-A Woodland
Sensation-Governe Bart
let's Condition-Etc.
lspEc1.L D1spArcHEs TO THE RkooEp-Uuos.l
NJ. L. CONFERENCE.
Resolutions Against Wine-Growing "A
Minister Exnelled-Etc


PACIFIC GROVE, September Sd.-The sessions
of the Conference to-day have been of more than
ordinary interest.
W. r. Gober, Presiding Elder of the Sacra-
mento district, reported lots for church prop
erty secured at Edgeworth, Berram station and
Biggs; churches built at Orland and Florin ;
parson age built at Nevada City; debts paid at
Fort Jones and Oroville; improvements made
at Red Bluff, Chico, Colfax, Auburn and Ophir /;
conversions on nearly every charge and very
little debt remaining
The Lay Electoral Conference passed resolu-
tlons in favor of the General Conference being
composed of an equal number of laymen and
ministers of each church sending one Law dele
gate to the Annual Conference and of the Gen
eral Conference continuing b. F. Crary d. D.. as
editor of the California Christian Adrocate They
unqualifedly declared against the liquor traffic
and against Christians raising grapes for wine
They were in favor of all measures for the sun
preston of the sale of alcoholic liquors and for
the preservation of the Christian Sabbath They
approved of the building of the Episcopal resi-
dence in San Francisco, and promised to aid in
completing the payment for the same. They
memorialized the General Conference TO rule
that the use of tobacco should be an impediment
to conservation to the office of Bishop.
The Conference having investigated the
charge OF immoral conduct brought against Rev
W. l.. Stephens and found him guilty, he has
been expelled from the ministry and from mem
bership in the Church.
f. ]. Masters, Superintendent of the Chinese
mission work, reported that the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the Pacific coast had done a
soou MOTh III IesCullS CnlueSe girls ana women
from slavery. The press has helped the society
by its words of commendation, and more money
has been raised for the work than in any pre-.
vious year.
A. f. Hirst, d. D., who has just come from
Cincinnati to be President of the University of
the Pacific, and J. NJ: Beard, who has just en-
tered upon his work as President of Napa Col
lege, spoke to a crowded house last night in the
interest of Christian education. The addresses
were enthusiastically applauded.
W. s. Uimy and K. R. Ollie have been elected
delegates to the General Conference, which
complets the delegation.
The missionary collection of the Conference
amount to 81, 500.
Mrs: Nj. b. Richardson, superintendent of the
Juvenile work of the Independent Order of Good
Templars, addressed the Conference. She said
she found in no other denomination such hearty
support as among the Methodists, adding that
this almost persuaded her to be q Methodist
kirkwood in Tehama county the Thermalito
colony in Butte county the citizens of GridIey in
Butte, and one other place, have asked the
Conference to establish schools among them,
each offering liberal donation of land and
money.
The University of the Pacific is to have chair
OF Christian Ethics endowed by Rev. 4. c. Hez
zard. He gives $4,000.